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2017 Map of Creighton

Name: 2017 Topographic Map of Creighton
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2017
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2017

About this map

Creighton sits at a crossroads of the South Dakota prairie, where a network of section-line roads like Babcock Rd and Creighton Rd facilitate movement across the rolling Pennington County landscape. This 2017 study reveals a community defined by its quiet institutions and the natural drainage patterns of the high plains. The local genealogy is anchored by the Creighton Cem near the town center and the Emmanuel Lutheran Cem to the northeast along 194th Ave.

The terrain is carved by significant ephemeral watercourses, including Seven D Draw, Three Tree Draw, and Fourmile Draw, which eventually feed toward the N Fork Rainy Cr. To the north, Hammann Lake provides a rare permanent water feature in a region where the land is primarily organized by the Public Land Survey System, as evidenced by the clearly marked boundaries of t4n r16e and surrounding townships.